Vox AC30 TB pics

livepulse · October 31st, 2009, 11:26 AM

As promised, some pictures of my father-in-law's Vox AC30 TB. No need to accompany this with words i think, i'll let the pics speak for themselves.

livepulse · October 31st, 2009, 11:27 AM

As you can see it looks quite ehh... bad really. Hope to be able to restore this a bit.

Mik · October 31st, 2009, 11:53 AM

Got cred, character.

You're going to forget what it looks like.

holgaguy · October 31st, 2009, 02:58 PM

Is it used?

Pretty cool.

livepulse · October 31st, 2009, 03:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by holgaguy

Is it used?

Pretty cool.

Yeah... about 5 gigs... ;)

He thinks it's a '65 but has no real clue. We'll see when we get it in at the tech's place. Speaker are original Vox but not to this amp, they are from another old Vox from the same era.

mattio · October 31st, 2009, 03:30 PM

...does it sound as good as it looks? It´s a cool lookng piece of gear with lots of mojo :)

Parma_TeleMon · October 31st, 2009, 04:58 PM

Love the voltage selector!!! Nice amp!!

We'd really like a restore thread though - much coolness.

sbolt · October 31st, 2009, 05:26 PM

I am quite envious.

If I were you, I would send that off to someone to thoroughly check it's health if you haven't done that already.

Then I would order a cab from North Coast Music and just tuck away the original. It would save a lot of effort and you would still be able to have the original for value and originality. At least get some handles....

Sweet amp

livepulse · October 31st, 2009, 08:18 PM

Right now the amp doesn't work so i'm gonna take it out ot a tech to see what's wrong with it. It had been tucked away for several years it the shed so i think that didn't do it any good either.
I do want some small thing restored, it needs a bloody logo! And handles of course. For the rest a bit of cleaning... maybe The Edge is interested for a nice price... :D

Hiker · November 1st, 2009, 02:39 AM

Actually looked at one up close (new) for the first time, today. Yours is a nice relic.

livepulse · November 1st, 2009, 07:45 AM

This is not a relic mind you! It's an actual 1965!!!

Pepi · November 1st, 2009, 09:06 AM

Bet we never see one of the new Chinese model go through this and still play

holgaguy · November 1st, 2009, 09:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Pepi

Bet we never see one of the new Chinese model go through this and still play

You got that right (I have a Chinese AC30).

sbolt · November 1st, 2009, 03:08 PM

Also one more thing, you may find out that those speakers are not going to work out simply because of their age. Some people would box them up and save them for their originality, or some would have them reconed.

Jim at Southbay Ampworks makes a direct replacement for those grey speakers (not Blues-slightly different). Apparently he has gone through a relentless research process that most people couldn't do in order to recreate Celestion speakers from the past. They are expensive, but so are most Alnico speakers. You could e-mail or call him for advice. He is prompt with his responses and seems to be an enthusiastic gear nut.

October 31st, 2009, 11:26 AM	#1 (permalink)
livepulse TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 38 Posts: 85	Vox AC30 TB pics As promised, some pictures of my father-in-law's Vox AC30 TB. No need to accompany this with words i think, i'll let the pics speak for themselves.

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Hiker Tele-Holic Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 775 4 Photos	Actually looked at one up close (new) for the first time, today. Yours is a nice relic. __________________ Hammer On!

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October 31st, 2009, 11:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
livepulse TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 38 Posts: 85	As you can see it looks quite ehh... bad really. Hope to be able to restore this a bit.

October 31st, 2009, 02:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
holgaguy Tele-Holic Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts Age: 57 Posts: 672 1 Photos	Is it used? Pretty cool.

October 31st, 2009, 03:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
mattio Tele-Meister Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Oslo - Norway Age: 35 Posts: 113	...does it sound as good as it looks? It´s a cool lookng piece of gear with lots of mojo :)

October 31st, 2009, 05:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
sbolt TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East Coast Posts: 63	I am quite envious. If I were you, I would send that off to someone to thoroughly check it's health if you haven't done that already. Then I would order a cab from North Coast Music and just tuck away the original. It would save a lot of effort and you would still be able to have the original for value and originality. At least get some handles.... Sweet amp

October 31st, 2009, 08:18 PM	#9 (permalink)
livepulse TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 38 Posts: 85	Right now the amp doesn't work so i'm gonna take it out ot a tech to see what's wrong with it. It had been tucked away for several years it the shed so i think that didn't do it any good either. I do want some small thing restored, it needs a bloody logo! And handles of course. For the rest a bit of cleaning... maybe The Edge is interested for a nice price... :D

November 1st, 2009, 07:45 AM	#11 (permalink)
livepulse TDPRI Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Netherlands Age: 38 Posts: 85	This is not a relic mind you! It's an actual 1965!!!

November 1st, 2009, 09:06 AM	#12 (permalink)
Pepi Tele-Meister Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Indiana Age: 55 Posts: 262	Bet we never see one of the new Chinese model go through this and still play

November 1st, 2009, 03:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
sbolt TDPRI Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: East Coast Posts: 63	Also one more thing, you may find out that those speakers are not going to work out simply because of their age. Some people would box them up and save them for their originality, or some would have them reconed. Jim at Southbay Ampworks makes a direct replacement for those grey speakers (not Blues-slightly different). Apparently he has gone through a relentless research process that most people couldn't do in order to recreate Celestion speakers from the past. They are expensive, but so are most Alnico speakers. You could e-mail or call him for advice. He is prompt with his responses and seems to be an enthusiastic gear nut.

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